OSHA video shows whale attack trainer

While SeaWorld decides if it will appeal a judge's order to keep killer whale trainers out of the water, a video from 2006 has surfaced that shows an incident with a trainer in San Diego.

The video was a main piece of OSHA's case as SeaWorld appealed OSHA's findings that whales are unpredictable and trainers were at risk.

Trainer Ken Peters is grabbed by the foot in the video and is dragged underwater and held there.

At one point he's under water 36 seconds.

Peters is repeatedly pulled under the water by a whale named Kasatka. Each time as Peters resurfaces, his foot is still in the whale's mouth. He works to catch his breath and also works to calm the whale, as he tries to get free without any more damage.

The entire incident last roughly nine minutes before Peters is released and swims away over a safety net stretched across the pool.

The video shows Peters as he gets to the side of the pool and frantically scrambles to get away from the very edge, knowing whales can launch themselves onto the poolside platforms.

Peters survived his ordeal with a broken foot.

OSHA showed the video to stress SeaWorld's knowledge that trainers were at risk while in the pool.

A judge ruled trainers should not be in the water with whales without a physical barrier or something offering similar protection after trainer Dawn Brancheau's death in 2010.

SeaWorld has pointed out that highly skilled and experienced trainers can get whales back on track and into proper behaviors.

"This video clearly shows the trainer's remarkable composure and the skillful execution of an emergency response plan, both of which helped result in a successful outcome with minor injuries," said a SeaWorld representative.

Peters still works for SeaWorld in Shamu Stadium in California.

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